The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-05

VIII Leahy wants pay for Broken Limb
Tho Meat Market Men want Meat
Hawkers to pay License. --Trenary cets
his pay.
The city fathers gathered in their hired
Quarters in the engine house at the usual
hour on Tuesday evening. Mayor Allen and
Mr.. Hull were conspicuous by their absence
and Mr.. MacKinlay, who has held the mayor
pro tenn medal OH several occasions In the
past, filed the chair with becoming dignity
The first matter to the come before the
body WAS q petition from Will 7, Leahy'
who had his leg broken month or so ago.
on Madison St., by stepping into an open
cellar way. He asked remuneration at the
hands of the city. and the subject was re-
ferred to the law and ordinance committee
with instruction to report.
A petition from Geo. Lewis and half
hundred others, for q gas lamp at the ravine
bridge on Webster 81. was referred to the
proper committee.
W lllldu DCkcu anu lhC Va wv
meat market men, handed in u petition to
have meat hawkers be made to pay license,
by prohibiting peddling of the same without
such an instrument.
F. L. Fiske and neighbors, asked that the
grade of Paul ST. sidewalks be lowered to
conform with the curbings of the cutters.
Mr. Titus OF the public improvement COM
mittee, reported the bill Of the town com.
missioners for their share Of the gravel road
and bridge at the Prairie Grocery eXhorbi-
,ant, and recommended the payment of
$l94OS, which WAS allowed.
A petition from Congress st. on the east
side, for leave to build sidewalk was grant
ed by the passage of special ordinance.
Mr.. Burke of the FIRE committee, thought
that the fire marshal and chief should be
provided with badges, and on his motion it
was SO ordered.
A communication from City Surveyor Hit
reporting the condition of the Dayton road
on the north side as wretched, was referred
to the public improvement committee.
WATER WORKS.
John W. Clegg & Co. entered petition to
the council asking for the water works fran
ohise of the city under the rules and con.
ditions subjonei: That the company will
lay ten miles Of water pipe through the
streets of the city of sufficient size to furnish
quantity Of water for the largest fire emer-
gencies as well as for consumers; that the
company will place in position on its mains
each, and others at the same rate if desired.
That uniform rate, in accor dance with the
amount of water consum ed, shall be charged
business men and private residents, and that
the CITY shall have the privilege of buying
these works Of the company as soon after ten
years Of operation, as she sees fit. Mr..
Titus moved that the matter be referred to
q special committee of three, and the chair
appointed Messrs Titus, Burke and Prltch.
ard.
Mr.. Burke moved that Mr.. Jos. Albrecht
be allowed the privilege of sinking an artes.
ian well in the street in front Of his premis.
es, which motion, with saving clause that
the waste water be made to supply q city
cistern, was carried.
Mr.. Corcoran wanted the grades Of La
Sale and State SITS. sidewalks designated by
the city surveyor. Mr.. Maher said that the
grade on La Sale St. was already established,
and was indicated by the walks in front of
business blocks on the north as we'll as the
south end Of the street. However, as the
grade Of walks on State st. had not been des
ignated nor established, Surveyor Hit re-
mains Ut the service Of the public.
MIR. Titus informed the council that Mr.
Alfred White of the west side has interrupt
cd the free passage Of leaves, vegetables, etc,
through the rsvine, by letting down gates
into the water, against which oil manner of
filth may lodge. Referred.
MIR. Dneen moved that the placing Of
20inch tile conduit under the main canal to
Oouioru VIII tne biLe VI Tue tlle connecting
with 1t on either side along the Columbus St.
sewer, be referred to the sewer committee
with power to act when an opportunity af.
fords. Carried.
Mr.. We'll stated that rs q member of the
finance committee he had borrowed $4,000
to pay last months bills, and moved that
the committee be allowed to draw tax war.
rants for $500 topsy the bills of October,
Allowed
Mayor pro TEN MacKinlay reported the
bill of Mr.. Trenary for $3.50 attorneys fees
in the Reddick case, back to the council, and
thought it should be allowed, especially as
the other attorneys in the case got all the
way from $500 to $1,000 each. The princi.
pal objection to its payment has been that
MIR. Trenary was city attorney at the time
Of the trial, and some of the members of the
council had nursed the idea that the city
attorney is entitled to no extra pay in any
case. This side Of the question being eluci
dated by Messrs MacKinay and Stead who
showed that the city attorney was paid extra
dor circuit court work, Mr.. Titus moved
and it WAS ordered, that the bill be paid.
Mr.. Pritchard said that the little clause in
Hill q Formulas bill for So, charges on re
pairing the tongue Of the patrol wagon, had
not been audited, as he wished 10 bring be.